After two NFL players, the Seattle Seahawks' Michael Bennett and the Oakland Raiders' Marshawn Lynch, sat during the national anthem before their pre-season games over the weekend, Commissioner Roger Goodell was asked Monday about the anthem issue during a question-and-answer period with Arizona Cardinals club seat holders at University of Phoenix Stadium. One season ticket-holder asked whether players were going to continue to protest during the anthem and if anything could be done about it, and Goodell answered, "It's one of those things where I think we have to understand that there are people that have different viewpoints. The national anthem is a special moment to me. It's a point of pride. But we also have to understand the other side, that people do have rights and we want to respect those." Bennett, who has said he will continue the protests during the upcoming season, has been a vocal supporter of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who went down on one knee during the anthem throughout last season. Bennett said during the offseason that he believes Kaepernick, who isn't with a team this season, is being blackballed.First off, Kapernick doesn't have an NFL job because he's NOT a very good quarterback and thinks he should be making starter money instead of back up dough. Secondly, not standing for the national anthem accomplishes nothing more than insulting those who watch the new national pastime.